Cello - Undergraduate

• Major and minor scales.
• An etude.
• Two works contrasting in tempo and style like a movement of a concerto and a movement of a Bach Cello Suite.

Cello - MM

• A movement of a standard concerto (Dvorak, Schumann, Saint-Seans, Elgar, Haydn C or D, etc.) or comparable solo piece (Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, Bloch Schelomo, etc.).
• Two contrasting movements from a Bach Cello Suite.
• An etude.

Cello - DMA

• A movement of a standard concerto (Dvorak, Schumann, Saint-Seans, Elgar, Haydn C or D, etc.) or comparable solo piece (Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, Bloch Schelomo, etc.).
• Two contrasting movements from a Bach Cello Suite.
• An additional work of the applicant's choice.

Classical Guitar - Undergraduate

• Major and Minor Segovia or Shearer scales, two or three octaves.
• Three contrasting pieces from three different periods, memorized.

Classical Guitar - MM

• Three contrasting pieces from three different periods including two contrasting movements by Bach.
• All works should be memorized.

Classical Guitar - DMA

• A movement from a Concerto.
• A complete Bach Suite.
• An additional work of contrasting style.
• All works should be memorized.

Double Bass - Undergraduate

• Major scales, two octaves
• Two contrasting movements of a standard sonata or concerto, or two contrasting etudes

Double Bass - MM

• Two contrasting movements of a standard sonata or concerto
• One movement of work from an additional style period

Double Bass - DMA

• A complete concerto
  Two contrasting movements from one of Bach's Suites for solo cello

Viola - Undergraduate

• An etude
• Two works contrasting in tempo and style

Viola - MM

• Two contrasting movements from one of Bach's Suites for solo viola
• A movement from one of the major viola concertos such as Bartok, Walton, or Hindemith Der Schwanendreher
• An additional work of contrasting style

Viola - DMA

• A complete Bach Suite for solo viola
• A movement from one of the major viola concertos such as Bartok, Walton, or Hindemith Der Schwanendreher
• An additional work of contrasting style

Violin - Undergraduate

• All major and minor three-octave scales and arpeggios
• Two works contrasting in style and tempo
• Applicants for the performance degree should prepare an outer movement of a standard concerto and a movement from one of Bach's Sonatas or Partitas

Violin - MM

• An outer movement of a standard concerto from the 19th or 20th century
• Two contrasting movements of one of Bach's Sonatas or Partitas for solo violin
• An additional work of contrasting style

Violin - DMA

• An outer movement of a standard concerto from the 19th or 20th century
• A complete Bach Sonata or Partita for solo violin
• The first movement of a Mozart concerto